We are looking for excellent staff members

The Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn is an international research university that offers a wide range of degree programs. With more than 200 years of history, about 33.000 students, over 6.000 employees, and an excellent domestic and international reputation, Bonn University is among Germany’s leading universities and has been awarded the title Excellence University.

The Department of English, American and Celtic Studies (IAAK) is offering a position for an

English Language Teacher/Lecturer (Lehrkraft für besondere Aufgaben) (50%)

The positions will be available from 01 October 2024 until 31 March 2025, with the possibility of a one-year extension after this period.

Your tasks:

• teaching Language Practice courses (e.g. advanced grammar and vocabulary; introductory level phonetics),
• teaching introductory and advanced writing courses, ranging from formal/academic essays to creative writing,
• designing English language courses for students with a high standard of fluency,
• pedagogical innovation with a focus particularly on accuracy of usage,
• providing students with constructive feedback for development and improvement,
• working in a team as many courses are taught as parallel courses,
• exam setting, invigilating, marking, and grading duties (also during semester breaks),
• student counselling,
• assisting ERASMUS, exchange, and IAAK students with their academic requirements
• providing references,
• The teaching load is 8 hours p.w.,
• The total workload is e. 19.917 hours p.w.

Your profile:

• native speaker of English,
• postgraduate degree (M.A. in English, TESOL, Education, or a related field preferred),
• knowledge of German at an advanced level (active or passive),
• extensive teaching and other relevant professional or academic experience at the university level, preferably at a German university,
• possess experience in curriculum development and pedagogical innovation,
• experience in digital teaching (e.g. Ilias/eCampus; Zoom),
• experience with computerized exams.

We offer:

• a varied and challenging position with one of the biggest employers in the areas in an international, interdisciplinary research environment,
• access to the extensive university sports programme,
• Occupational pension (VBL),
• many options available for university sports,
• easy access to the public transport system due to the central location in Bonn as well as the possibility to use inexpensive parking facilities,
• a salary based on the German 13 TV-L scale.

Employment is only possible if there has been no previous employment relationship with the university.

The University of Bonn is committed to diversity and equal opportunity. It is certified as a family-friendly university. It aims to increase the proportion of women in areas where women are under-represented and to promote their careers in particular. It therefore strongly encourages women with relevant qualifications to apply. Applications will be handled in accordance with the Landesgleichstellungsgesetz (State Equality Act). Applications from suitable individuals with a certified serious disability and those of equal status are particularly welcome.

If you are interested in this position, please send your complete application documents (CV, cover letter, certificates, references, list of courses taught) combined into one single pdf-file by 15 june 2024 by e-mail to office.anglistik@uni-bonn.de with the application code 3.2/24/18.

For further information, please contact Don Varn Lowman (dlowman@uni-bonn.de).

The Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn is an international research university that offers a wide range of degree programs. With 200 years’ worth of history, some 33,000 students, over 7,000 employees, and an excellent domestic and international reputation, Bonn University is among Germany’s leading universities.

The Chair of Prof. Dr. Julia Hillner at the Bonn Center for Slavery and Dependency Studies invites applications for the position of a

Research Associate (65%)

The position is for a fixed-term period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2028. An interim evaluation will be carried out after one year. Until January 31, 2026, the position is located at the Bonn Center for Dependency and Slavery Studies (BCDSS), from February 1, 2026 at the Institute of Historical Sciences / Department of Ancient History. The BCDSS is a "Cluster of Excellence" funded by the German Research Foundation.

Your tasks:         

• Development of an independent doctoral project within one or more of the research fields of Prof. Dr. Julia Hillner and her team in the area of social and cultural history of late antiquity (ca. 200-700 AD), in particular history of the family and the household; prosopography, social networks and digital humanities; urban history; legal, criminal and penal history; gender history,
• Teaching commitment of 2.6 semester hours per week in German and English.

Your profile:       

• Completed academic university degree (Master's, Magister or state examination) in Ancient History or a related subject,
• Proven command of written and spoken German as well as English is mandatory,
• Ideally, international academic outlook and experience,
• Committed, flexible, team-oriented and interested in further training.

We offer:

• a varied and stimulating position with one of the largest employers in the region,
• the opportunity to do a doctorate,
• participation in the doctoral program of the BCDSS,
• the opportunity to go on research trips and attend conferences,
• institutional support for applicants with families and for women,
• Company pension scheme (VBL),
• numerous university sports facilities,
• very good transport connections and the opportunity to use low-cost parking facilities,
• Remuneration according to pay group 13 TV-L.

The University of Bonn is committed to diversity and equal opportunity. It is certified as a family-friendly university. It aims to increase the proportion of women in areas where women are under-represented and to promote their careers in particular. It therefore urges women with relevant qualifications to apply. Applications will be handled in accordance with the Landesgleichstellungsgesetz (State Equality Act). Applications from suitable individuals with a certified serious disability and those of equal status are particularly welcome.

If you are interested, please send your complete application documents (1. Your application, consisting of: a) CV; b) a copy of your Master's, Magister or state examination certificate; c) proof of the required language skills, 2. An outline of the research project you would like to develop during the doctorate (maximum 4 A4 pages), including central research questions and hypotheses; originality of the proposed project in relation to the research context (with a list of maximum 10 key publications); sources and methodology; connections of the proposed project with and relevance to the research topics of Prof. Dr. Hillner and her team. 3. name and contact details of two referees (position, professional address and e-mail) in a single pdf file by May 19, 2024 to application@dependency.uni-bonn.de, quoting reference number 3.2/2024/23.

Do not hesitate to contact Prof. Dr. Julia Hillner for further information: jhillner@uni-bonn.de.

The Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms University of Bonn is looking for a new position to be filled starting October 1, 2024, for a period of four years:

Senior Lecturer (“Akademische*r Oberrätin*Oberrat) for North American Studies | Economics

The transdisciplinary North American Studies program at the Institute of English, American and Celtic Studies at the University of Bonn is dedicated to teaching and research about the USA and Canada as cultural, political and economic systems. The program offers a Masters in North American Studies, cooperates with other disciplines in the BA English Studies, and regularly organizes extracurricular events such as a lecture series, panel discussions, and symposia.

You bring:

• A university degree with a doctorate and further publications (equivalent to German “Habilitation”) in economics or a related discipline,
• Teaching experience in the fundamentals of micro- and macroeconomics as well as the ability to broadly cover various areas of economics in teaching,
• Interest in the economic history and economic policy of North America and in current transdisciplinary research questions and methodological discussions,
• Experience in transdisciplinary teaching and research collaborations,
• Very good written and spoken English skills (the language of instruction for the degree program is English),
• International collaborative networks.

Your tasks:

• University teaching with a focus on fundamentals and methods of economics within the scope of 7 SWS,
• Examination procedures in all the above-mentioned degree programs,
• Research activities,
• Cooperation in transdisciplinary projects of the North American Studies program.

We offer:

• Sufficient time for your own research,
• Small, highly motivated study groups,
• A connection to the economic history research group at the Institute of History,
• An exciting, challenging, team-oriented position in teaching, research, and scientific management,
• If the requirements are met, salary according to salary grade A 14 BBesO.

Women are given preferential consideration in accordance with the State Equal Opportunities Act (Landesgleichstellungsgesetz) if they have the same qualifications. Severely disabled persons will be given preference if equally qualified.

Interested candidates are requested to send the usual application documents by May 17th, 2024 to the directors of the North American Studies Program (Prof. Dr. Sabine N. Meyer, Prof. Dr. Sabine Sielke), Institute of English, American and Celtic Studies, University of Bonn, Rabinstr. 8, 53111 Bonn. Contact: office@nap-uni-bonn.de

The Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn is an international research university that offers a wide range of degree programs. With 200 years of history, about 33,000 students, over 6.000 employees, and an excellent domestic and international reputation, Bonn University is among Germany’s leading universities. It was awarded the status of a University of Excellence in 2019.

Starting at the earliest date possible and preliminarily limited to a fixed contract of three years, the Astronomical, Physical and Mathematical Geodesy Group within the Institute of Geodesy and Geoinformation is seeking a

Doctoral Fellow

The position has been opened in the framework of the DFG-funded project “Exploitation of SWOT for coastal and freshwater dynamics application (COSWOT)”.
This project will evaluate the benefits of water level measurements from the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission in three coastal regions of interest which are Baltic Sea, Indonesia and Bay of Bengal. SWOT is a new and highly innovative mission with potential to improve the understanding of small-scale ocean processes and their role in coastal and inland flooding. The coastal-estuary-rivers continuum, where data from SWOT are of most value, is a challenging environment for the SWOT’s across-track interferometer instrument.

The successful candidate is expected to develop methods to evaluate the SWOT and nadir-altimeters satellite mission and to investigate small-scale processes in the transition zone from land to sea. The candidate’s first aim will be to understand the novel SWOT observations. Its second aim will be to study the mesoscale and sub-mesoscale structures corresponding to coastal currents, fronts and mixed layer instabilities, estuary plumes, river runoff and river discharge. The candidate will work in a highly stimulating international environment. An international network of collaborators has been established and short exchanges and visits planned.

Your qualifications:

• University degree in Geodesy, Physical Oceanography, Meteorology, Mathematics, Physics or related field
• experience in data analysis, statistics and machine learning
• good level in programming python (required), matlab and c++
• unix working environment, preferably knowledge of HPC
•  good level of English in speaking and writing
• team player
• rigor in analysis, curiosity, self-initiative, independent work, innovative

We offer:

• a varied and challenging position with one of the biggest employers in the area
• participation in the university-wide pension system (VBL)
• access to the extensive university sports program
• an excellent transport infrastructure due to the central location in Bonn and the possibility to use assigned, affordable parking
• a salary based on the 13 TV-L scale

The University of Bonn is committed to diversity and equal opportunity. It is certified as a family-friendly university. It aims to increase the proportion of women in areas where women are under-represented and to promote their careers in particular. It therefore urges women with relevant qualifications to apply. Applications will be handled in accordance with the Landesgleichstellungsgesetz (State Equality Act). Applications from suitable individuals with a certified serious disability and those of equal status are particularly welcome.

Inquiries and applications (CV, letter of motivation, list of publications and similar activities, certificates, expected availability date, and recommendation letter(s) and/or reference contacts) should be sent by 30 April 2024 to PD Luciana Fenoglio, University of Bonn, Institute of Geodesy and Geoinformation (fenoglio@uni-bonn.de) with the application code 3.2/2024/24. Before sending your application, please combine and convert all of your documents into one PDF file.